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Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 201022 Comments

Welcome to your Monday open thread. Are you ready for the week to start? My weekend, once again, felt extremely short. Has someone been messing with my clock? Editing fail!…

Volunteers Needed This Weekend

By liberalgeek April 19, 2010

As you may have heard, this week has been declared a week of service here in Delaware and it is National Volunteerism Week. In that spirit, Delaware Liberal has volunteered…

Why Are We Talking About Tiger Woods But Not Ben Roethlisberger?

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 201023 Comments

After looking at the release of the police report, I don't understand why Ben Roethlisberger was not charged with rape. In one of two handwritten police statements, the woman recalled…

Republicans’ False Populism

By Unstable Isotope April 19, 20107 Comments

Republicans have been pretty shameless in their attempts to exploit the financial crisis for electoral gain. Even though the bailouts were done under Bush, they've managed to pretend it was…

Chris Coons Kicks Off His Campaign

By cassandra_m April 18, 201028 Comments

After spending the first two months since his announcement proving that he can certainly raise money, Chris Coons is officially ready to click off his campaign this Monday 19 April…

Too Good for Their Own Taxes

By cassandra_m April 18, 201017 Comments

That could be the alternate title of Celia Cohen's latest soft shoe -- this time around Senator Colin Bonini's past tax issues with the IRS. His tax issues resulted in a lien on his house for a short time.

City of Wilmington to Live Stream City Council Meetings

By cassandra_m April 18, 20107 Comments

I was at City Council last Thursday where Bud Freel brought up an ordnance (pdf) that would allow the City to sign a contract with a firm that would take he video recorded by WITN of Council Meetings and live stream them over the internet.

Gandhi Tea Party Quote Campaign FAIL

By Rob Tornoe April 17, 201013 Comments

Teabaggers claim that Gandhi said, "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." Too bad he never did. It was actually said by a progressive rep of a labor union fighting for "social unionism."

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope April 17, 201020 Comments

I hope everyone is having a beautiful spring weekend! You shouldn't be inside looking at your computer, but if you are here's an open thread to play in. Hooray for…

42 Grows To 1,000s Of Web Cam Images In The Lower Merion School District Case

By pandora April 17, 20109 Comments

When this story first broke (background here) the School District was adamant about the number of times they activated the web cam. Once would have been one time too many…

Gannett Lays Off Workers and Profits Soar? Great Success!

By Rob Tornoe April 16, 201018 Comments

Newspapers aren’t dying; they’re committing seppuku. And it’s their corporate owners who are sharpening their swords. Just ask anyone at the News Journal.

Teabagger Calls for Killing Liberals

By cassandra_m April 16, 201022 Comments

They are who we always thought them to be: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpzeI8sgIHU[/youtube] (Via)

Another Backwards B Moment?

By pandora April 16, 201019 Comments

First, let me say that what happened to a fundraiser for Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and her boyfriend at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference last weekend was horrible. These people…